Art. XIV Protocol betreffende verontreiniging afkomstig van bronnen en activiteiten op het land bij het Verdrag inzake de bescherming en ontwikkeling van het mariene milieu in het Caraïbisch gebied, met bijlagen — Scientific, Technical and Advisory Committee

1. A Scientific, Technical and Advisory Committee is hereby established. 2. Each Contracting Party shall designate as its representative to the Committee an expert in the fields covered by this Protocol, who may be accompanied at its meetings by other experts and advisors also designated by the Contracting Party. The Committee may request scientific and technical advice from competent experts and organisations. 3. The Committee shall be responsible for reporting to and advising the Contracting Parties regarding the implementation of this Protocol. To carry out this function the Committee shall: review on a regular basis the annexes to this Protocol as well as the state of pollution of the Convention area from land-based sources and activities and, where necessary, recommend amendments or additional annexes for consideration by the Contracting Parties; examine, assess and analyze the information submitted by the Contracting Parties in accordance with Articles VI and XII and other relevant information to determine the effectiveness of the measures adopted to implement this Protocol, and submit regional reports to the Contracting Parties on the state of the Convention area. The regional reports shall set forth an assessment of the effectiveness and the socio-economic impact of measures adopted to implement the Protocol, and may propose any other appropriate measures; provide advice to the Contracting Parties for the preparation and updating of information, including national inventories on marine pollution from land-based sources and activities; provide guidance to the Contracting Parties: on measures and methodologies to assess pollution loads in the Convention area, and to ensure regional compatibility in data; and on the development of plans, programmes and measures for the implementation of this Protocol; advise on the formulation of common criteria, guidelines and standards for the prevention, reduction and control of pollution of the Convention area from land-based sources and activities; propose priority measures for scientific and technical research and management of pollution from land-based sources and activities as well as for control, management practices and monitoring programmes, bearing in mind regional trends and conditions and any information available; provide scientific and technical advice to the Meeting of the Contracting Parties regarding proposals for technical assistance; formulate programmes on environmental education and awareness related to this Protocol; develop a draft budget for the operation of the Scientific, Technical and Advisory Committee and submit it to the Contracting Parties for approval; and carry out any other function related to the implementation of this Protocol which is assigned to it by the Contracting Parties. 4. The Committee shall adopt Rules of Procedure.

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